Article Directory

Welcome to the math and reading help article directory. Here you will find links to articles about a variety of children's education topics.

A Parent's Role in Education (18)

Academic Tests (18)

Baby and Toddler Education (17)

Child Development (15)

Educational Products and Games (16)

Elementary School (20)

GED and High School Diploma (69)

Guide To College (12)

High School (10)

Homeschooling (20)

Homework and Studying (17)

Homework Help (19)

How-To's and Tips for Parents (19)

Just For Kids (20)

Learning Disabilities and Problems (20)

Lesson Plans (6)

Math (20)

Math Problems and Worksheets (4)

Middle School (32)

Reading (20)

Tutoring (21)

 

A Parent's Role in Education

• Recognizing Student Struggles 4 of 7: Identifying the Warning Sign--Attitude

  As part of the Recognizing Student Struggles series, this article explores the attitude changes to look for in struggling students and offers suggestions for improving a child's educational experience.

• Recognizing Student Struggles 3 of 7: Identifying the Warning Sign--Grades

  As part of the Recognizing Student Struggles series, this feature explains what a sudden decline in grades might say about a student's curricular experience. It also offers suggestions for the most appropriate methods of correction should your child's grades suddenly drop.

• Improving Your Child's Grades

  Parents play an important role in a child's education. This article examines some very simple things you can do every day provide your child with the support and encouragement they need to take on the challenge of improving their grades.

• Preparing a Child for High School

  The transition from middle school to high school can be challenging and bewildering for some students. Parents can help make this period of great change easier on their children and themselves. Read on to learn more about preparing a child for high school.

• Recognizing Student Struggles 6 of 7: Identifying the Warning Sign--Class Standing

  This feature in the Recognizing Student Struggles series discusses the importance listening to your child's teacher and making use of their feedback. It also highlights what can be done if you're told that your child has fallen behind in his or her studies.

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Academic Tests

• Connecticut Academic Performance Test (CAPT

  The Connecticut Academic Performance Test, or CAPT for short, is a test taken by all public high school sophomores in the state of Connecticut. Read on to learn more about the exam and the types of questions it asks.

• The CRCT Test

  The Criterion Referenced Competency Test (CRCT) is administered to students in the Georgia school system. Read this article to learn about the specifics of this state-wide assessment test.

• The ISAT Test

  Learn the requirements of the ISAT for third, fifth and eighth grade students and what parents can do to help their children prepare for the test.

• Pennsylvania System of School Assessment Test (PSSA)

  The Pennsylvania's System of School Assessment test (PSSA) is administered to determine whether standards set by the government are being met by students in Pennsylvania classrooms. Read on to learn more.

• The FCAT Test

  In Florida, third grade students are required to pass the FCAT test before being promoted to the fourth grade and highschoolers must pass it in order to graduate. Learn how to help your student excel at this challenging set of exams.

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Baby and Toddler Education

• How Young Is Too Young?

  It is never too early to take an active role in your baby's development. Read on to learn more about helping your young child with his or her developmental progress.

• Being Able to Count to 100 Doesn't Mean He Knows Math

  Memorization is not a truly effective way to learn math. Interactive exercises and experience are the best ways to learn and truly understand mathematics. Read on to learn more.

• Getting Ready for Preschool

  Being prepared for preschool is very simple and goes a long way towards ensuring a little peace of mind for you and for your child. Read on to learn some techniques used by successful children and parents.

• Reading Is More Than Memorizing the Alphabet

  Speaking and reading to your child will provide him with a safe, familiar environment in which to explore his world through the very powerful medium of communication.

• Learning Games for Toddlers

  From very early in life, young children begin developing memory and the foundational skills for reading, math, problem solving and language. There are many games and activities parents can employ to promote learning and engage their children. Read on to learn more.

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Child Development

• Developmental Domains: Learning and Awareness in Children

  Children learn on every level at once. For example, the attitude of a parent or teacher can give the child information about gender differences during the course of a long division lesson or a bedtime story. An awareness of the basic areas where a child assimilates experience is important to fostering the whole child.

• 10 Principles of Caregiving

  This article covers 10 principles of caregiving - from communicating with your child to spending quality time with them. Read on to learn more about how you can become a more complete caregiver.

• Active Listening

  This is an article about the art of active listening. Whether your child is talking to you about their day at school, math, reading, or even their social life, active listening will show how much you truly care. Read on to learn more about active listening and how it can help improve the parent/child relationship.

• Focusing on a Child's Multiple Intelligences Instead of IQ

  Many parents and educators focus on a child's IQ, but understanding a student's multiple intelligences could be more useful in creating math and reading lesson plans. Read on to learn more.

• Children: Nutrition and Environmental Design

  This article reviews easy tips for a healthy child's diet as well as the importance of environmental design in their surroundings.

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Educational Products and Games

• Scrabble: An Entertaining Way to Improve Your Child's Vocabulary and Spelling Skills

  Scrabble is a fun way to improve your child's english, vocabulary, reading, and overall grammar skills. Read on to learn more about Scrabble and how it can benefit you and your child.

• Two Math Games

  Here are two math games to give students a competitive incentive for getting a handle on their numbers.

• The Value of Memory Games--Making Memories With Your Child

  Memory games are an entertaining and enriching way to train your child to focus his or her attention and make note of details and relationships. Encourage your child play the following fun, do-it-yourself memory games.

• Five Science Games

  Science can be fun, but sometimes it needs a little help. For many kids science's just not that interesting. But it should be. Read on to find out five games that make learning science fun.

• NIEHS Kid's Web Site

  The National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) has a kid's website with a long list of ecology themed games both original games and old favorites. Read on to learn more.

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Elementary School

• Elementary Math Help: 5th and 6th Grade

  Mathematics classes get increasingly difficult towards the end of elementary school. Learn how to help your fifth and sixth grade students improve their math skills.

• Elementary Concepts: Fourth Grade Math

  Parents often wonder if their child is sufficiently prepared to advance to the next grade level. This article outlines the basic math skills your child should have acquired by the end of their fourth grade year.

• Elementary Reading: Breaking Down the Components of a Plot

  Third and fourth graders learn about basic reading concepts including the various parts of plot, as well as characters and setting. Parents and students can work together at home to reinforce what a child learns in school. Read on to learn more about identifying characters, determining the setting, and understanding the plot of a book or story.

• Elementary Concepts: Sixth Grade Math

  Do you want to assess your child's sixth grade math abilities? This article outlines the skills that most children should understand after completing their sixth grade math course.

• Elementary Reading Help: Reading Aloud to your 3rd and 4th Graders

  One of the best things a family can do to promote reading is to read books to each other, aloud. Read on to learn how to start a family reading program that will be beneficial to your elementary school student.

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GED and High School Diploma

• GED Indiana: Learn the Indiana GED Requirements

  Be prepared to enter today's workforce by earning your General Education Development (GED) certificate. This article will present the requirements to earning your GED in Indiana.

• GED Montana: Prepare for the Montana GED Test

  Hundreds of Montana residents are earning their General Education Development (GED) credential each year. These individuals are better prepared to enter today's competitive workforce. This article will go over the Montana's requirements for earning a GED.

• GED Online: Online Resources for Earning a GED

  Let the Internet guide you through preparing for the GED test. There are a variety of online resources that can help you earn your GED. Read this article to find out how you can take advantage of them.

• How to Prepare for the GED

  Preparation is the key to passing any test. The GED is no exception. This article discusses a number of methods to help you prepare for the GED exams.

• GED Utah: Learn About the Utah GED Requirements

  Furthering your education can be one of the biggest steps of your life. Earning your General Education Development (GED) certificate can increase your employment choices and self esteem. This article can help guide you through the process of getting your GED from the state of Utah.

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Guide To College

• College Study Tips

  Studying is essential in college. But it can be intimidating. Luckily, there are a number of resources available to those who need a little extra help. Read on to learn essential college study tips.

• Dealing With Stress

  College years are busy and demanding. With homework, class, social events and extra curricular activities, students may feel stressed. Read on to learn a bit more about dealing with the stresses of college life.

• A Guide to Off-Campus Housing

  Many college students choose to seek housing off campus, in a house or apartment, rather than in a dormitory. Read on to learn more about this choice and how it can shape your college experience.

• Choosing the Right College or University

  Choosing a college is an important and an intimidating experience. Read on to learn about the best ways to simplify what can be a stressful and sometimes bewildering decision.

• Choosing the Right College Major

  Your future career options may rest heavily on what you studied in college. Choosing a major you can both enjoy and excel in will make your college and lifelong career experience much more enjoyable. Read on to learn more about choosing the right college major for you.

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High School

• Tips for Choosing the Right Foreign Language for Your Student

  Many students pick a foreign language based on what their friends are taking. This article discusses other ways for students to choose the foreign language they'd like to learn.

• Writing Expectations for Ninth Grade High School Students

  This article examines the importance of writing in today's high school curriculums. It also outlines the skills expected of incoming high school freshmen as well as the skills they'll need to have acquired by the time they graduate. Read on to learn more about the writing expectations for high school freshmen.

• Developing Your Career With Smart Goals

  Many colleges require students to choose a major upon applying, and many students who plan on working after high school will do so immediately following graduation so it's important for every student to begin thinking about their career goals early. High school is a fine time to do this, and this article offers suggestions for students deciding on a career, as well as how to use the Smart Goals system.

• Summer Reading: Keeping a High School Student's Mind Working Through the Summer

  Often, summer is a time for relaxing, but it can also be a good time to pick up a book. This article includes selections from a summer reading list printed by the Washington Post.

• Extracurricular Activities for High School Students

  Extracurricular activities are intended to help students become involved at school or within their community. This article provides an overview of different types of extracurricular activities students can choose from and their benefits.

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Homeschooling

• Preparing a Homeschool Child for College

  Homeschooling can adequately prepare a student for college. Unfortunately, many families don't know how to guide their homeschooler through the college admissions process. Read on to learn more about preparing a homeschooled child for college.

• State Regulations Surrounding Homeschooling

  Homeschooling is a legal educational alternative for families in the US and in other countries. However, there are guidelines for parents to consider when teaching their children at home. Read on to learn more about the state regulations that govern homeschooling.

• Homeschooling Methods and Supplemental Resources

  Many home schooling methods and philosophies are used around the world. Read on to leanr more about four of the most popular methods used today as well as the supplemental materials and resources designed to accompany them.

• Does Homeschool Fit Into your Family's Formula?

  Many parents may be interested in homeschooling their children, yet unsure if it is right for them. Read on to learn how you can decide if homeschooling fits into your family's formula.

• Online Math Assessments for Homeschool Children

  Parents just starting to homeschool their children may be looking for a way to test their skill level in a subject like mathematics. Read on to learn how the Internet can help you through the use of online math assessments for homeschool children.

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Homework and Studying

• What Good Is Homework Anyway?

  How useful is homework? Read on to learn about the different types of homework and how it can be applied most successfully to a student's education.

• Bridging the Gap Between School and Home

  Homework is a vital tool for enhancing a child's grasp of the coursework. It's an opportunity for review, assimilation and preparation for upcoming material.

• Tips for Making Reading Assignments a Family Activity

  Reading assignments may seem daunting to some students, especially for those who have trouble reading. Reading together as a family can help children overcome those fears. Read this article to find out more.

• How Much Homework Is Reasonable?

  Educators agree that there is more to life than school and homework. So, how much homework is reasonable?

• The Importance of Homework Study Groups for Children

  If studying alone is not working for your child, you may want to consider organizing or having your child join a homework study group. Study groups encourage students to collaborate and learn from one another. Read on to learn more about study groups and how they can help your child learn.

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Homework Help

• Online English Homework Help

  Students who are having difficulties with their English homework can find quality homework help online. This is a review of some of the many English homework helper sites that are now available to students via the World Wide Web.

• Online Science Homework Help

  Science homework can be confusing, especially when it involves math formulas and equations. Students who have difficulties with their science homework can find homework help online through educational websites.

• Homework Helper for Grade 1 Math

  Most first grade teachers integrate math homework into the curriculum in order to prepare students for future homework in later grade levels. Parents often have to take the role of homework helper when their child is presented with their first math homework assignments. Read on to learn more about helping your child with math homework.

• Homework Help for High School English Papers

  Parents are often called upon to help their children with high school English and History papers. While different types of papers, such as expository and research papers, have different requirements, there are some general guidelines that will help with any essay. This article outlines a few all-purpose pointers for parents who need to help their children with high school papers.

• Helping High School Students With Their Homework!

  As a parent, you have a great deal of control over your high school student's grades. Read on to learn how you can improve you child's study habits and help encourage academic success.

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How-To's and Tips for Parents

• Help your Child With Spelling

  Proper spelling is a key component of great writing. Read on to learn more about how you can help your child with his or her spelling.

• Helping Your Child Prepare for Junior High School

  Graduating from elementary school to Junior High can be a traumatic and trying time for any student. However, parents can help their children to make the transition as smooth and painless as possible. Read on to learn more about how to help your child prepare for junior high school.

• How to Help Your Child Enjoy Math

  Many students dread math. Parent's can help make their child's mathematics lessons more exciting and entertaining. Read on to learn more about how you can help your child enjoy math.

• Tips for Helping Your Child Enjoy Reading

  Helping your child to learn to love reading is one of the greatest gifts a parent can give to their child. Read on to learn some tips that can help your child enjoy reading.

• How Confidence Can Affect Children's Performances in School

  Confidence plays a huge role in a child's successes in math, reading, and other school subjects. Read on to learn exactly how it affects student success and how you can help your children to build up their self esteem.

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Just For Kids

• Test Jitters

  At one time or another you may have experienced what is known as test anxiety. If you seem to freeze up whenever you take a test or if you have problems dealing with test worries, keep reading for stress relieving advice.

• Wash Away your Moving Blues

  Are you bummed out because you have to move and you're worried about changing schools? Read on to learn how you can wash away your moving blues!

• Adjusting to Middle School

  Middle school can be an intimidating change from elementary school. If you're just starting middle school, you'll need to adjust to your new surroundings and schedule. Read on to learn more about how you can experience a smooth transition to middle school.

• Middle School Book Reviews

  Searching for a good book? This review looks at four books popular with middle schoolers.

• Glasses: Chic Not Geek

  Are you worried that you won't be cool once you have to wear glasses? Today's glasses come in all kinds of hip styles. Read on to learn more about how you can pick the right pair of glasses for you.

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Learning Disabilities and Problems

• How to Help a Child With a Learning Disability

  Tips for parents of children with learning disabilities and some professionals you can turn to for help.

• Learning Disabilities: Dyslexia and Dyscalculia

  This describes 2 common learning disabilities in children: dyslexia and dyscalculia. Read on to learn more about the diagnosis and treatment of these learning disabilities.

• Common Behavioral Problems in Children

  Children experience behavior problems both in and out of the classroom. Read on to learn about these behavioral problems and what you can do as a parent.

• Rights and Responsibilities of Families With Learning Disabled Children

  United States' law provides learning disabled children with a variety of rights when it comes to their education. Read to learn more about how the law protects your learning disabled child, and how you can use these laws to provide your child with the best education possible.

• The Effects of Dyslexia on Math Education

  Dyslexia causes children to struggle with reading. Surprisingly, dyslexia can also affect a child's math abilities. Read on to learn more about this condition and how you can help your child to succeed in spite of it.

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Lesson Plans

• Tips for Incorporating Technology and Multimedia Into Lesson Plans

  Technology is becoming an increasingly relevant part of students' lives. This article discusses ways to best utilize technology and multimedia elements in the classroom.

• Creating Lesson Plans: Common Mistakes

  The ability to plan effective lessons essential for quality teaching. This article discusses some of the most common mistakes educators make when developing lesson plans, and how to avoid them.

• How to Find New and Creative Lesson Plans

  If your lesson plans bore you, you can be sure your students have lost interest as well. This article provides teachers, parents, and tutors with tips for finding new and inventive ways to reach children.

• Tips for Finding Help When Developing Lesson Plans

  Teachers often find themselves altering and adapting their lesson plans to the ever changing curriculum standards. This article discusses ways to make changing and developing lesson plans less stressful.

• Instructional Methods: Activities to Include in Your Lesson Plans

  Each student has his or her own learning style. In order to create an effective lesson plan that meets all of these different needs, teachers, tutors, and home school parents should include a variety of instructional methods. This article outlines several useful teaching methods.

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Math

• Ways to Overcome Math Anxiety

  Math anxiety causes children to fear math. This article offers parents and children tips to overcome the frustration and symptoms that are related to math anxiety.

• The Importance of Math Education

  Young children often don't understand why they need to learn math. This article may serve as a guide to help parents explain why mathematics is a such an important part of their child's education.

• Math Homework: What to Expect and Why IT Is Important

  Parents across the country are starting to question the impact that math homework has on their children. This article discusses why math homework is important and what parents should expect to see in their children's assignments.

• Math Help Can Be Found Through Online Tutoring

  Online math tutoring can help solve your child's homework problems by providing them with a strong knowledge of mathematics in a way they understand. Online math tutoring offers the individualized attention that many students need to succeed. Read on to learn about how to find your child math help through online tutoring.

• Tips to Helping your Fifth Grader With Place Value and Decimals in Their Math Homework

  Place values and decimal mathematics can be confusing, but the way to master decimals is to first learn how place values work. By learning place values and decimals, your child will be able to better understand the math concepts they will learn in middle and high school.

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Math Problems and Worksheets

• How Practice Problems and Worksheets Can Alleviate Math Anxiety

  Pre-generated or homemade practice problems and worksheets can help alleviate math anxiety. Read on to learn more.

• Sample Math Worksheet - Simple Addition

  This simple addition worksheet is only a sample to help you format your own practice math problems. Includes answers.

• Sample Math Worksheet - Simple and Advanced Multiplication Tables

  This sample worksheet shows you how to structure both basic and advanced multiplication tables. These formats are meant to help students memorize simple multiplcation problems and, when randomized, challenge them.

• Creating Your Own Math Problems and Worksheets

  Supplementing your child's math lessons with a few problems and worksheets of your own will help you become better acquainted with his or her curriculum, and will help your child perform better in the classroom. Here are some tips for creating them.

 

Middle School

• Middle School Transition Concerns

  Middle School can be a difficult time of transition; for the first time students must deal with the pressures of having 6 or 7 classes, finding their lockers, and meeting many new people. This article contains the top concerns of children making the transition to middle school, as well as the teachers.

• Middle School Reading: Improving your Seventh and Eighth Grader's Reading Comprehension

  Comprehension makes the difference between a passing and failing grade in middle school reading classes. Read on learn more about how to help your seventh or eighth grader improve his or her reading skills.

• Ways to Teach Grammar to Students

  Grammar is one of the hardest parts of writing to teach to students, and is the part that most students find uninteresting. This article lists three ways that teachers can try to make grammar fun for students.

• Ways to Foster an Interest in History

  A solid knowledge of history is one of the most important stones your child can have in the foundation of her consciousness.

• Teaching Organization in Writing

  This article gives a description of organization in voice, as well as its importance. It also has suggestions for ways to organize, including the principle of the five paragraph essay.

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Reading

• Making the Most of Reading to or With Your Children: Part 4--Grades Four Through Six

  This is the last article in a four part series about Making the Most of Reading to or with Your Children. This articles gives more examples and tips on how to continue making reading an integral and interesting part of a growing grade schoolers scholastic and social habits.

• Learning the Joy of Poetry

  Parents often focus on fiction when teaching their children to read. This article introduces activities families can use at home to foster a lifelong love of poetry.

• Making the Most of Reading to or With Your Children: Part 1--Intro

  Reading is important skill for children to learn. As a parent, you can have a great deal of influence on your children. This four-part series aims to provide you with ideas that can help you and your children look forward to reading time.

• Reading Options for Teenagers

  The teenage years are full of emotional and physical challenges. Parents can help their children through these difficult years by introducing them to books that will give them comfort and advice. Read on to learn more about the reading options available to today's teenagers.

• Library Reading Adventures

  The library is a great reading resource for every member of the family. Read on to learn how to introduce your family to the reading possibilities presented by trips to the local library.

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Tutoring

• Online Tutoring 5 of 5: The Role of Parents in Online Tutoring

  What role do parents play when it comes to online tutoring? Find out how online tutoring keeps parents in the loop with this fifth and final article from the informational Online Tutoring series.

• Online Tutoring Vs. Conventional Tutoring

  Online and conventional tutoring centers implement many of the same methods to teach students, but there are some distinct differences between the two. This article outlines some of them to help you decide which method is best for you and your child.

• How to Be the Link Between Your Child's Teacher and Tutor

  Three people play integral roles in your child's education: teachers, tutors, and you. As the parent, you are the most important players because you are the line of communication between the teacher and tutor. Read on to learn more about communicating and exchanging ideas with both of them.

• How to Organize a Peer Tutoring Group

  Peer tutoring groups allow children to learn and work together. Sometimes a friend can be the motivator and teacher your child needs. This article provides tips for forming and running a peer study group so that it benefits all the students involved. Read on to learn more.

• Online Tutoring 1 of 5: The Basics of Online Tutoring

  What exactly is online tutoring? Get more information on what online tutoring entails with this first article from the Online Tutoring informational series.

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